Sunday, June 14, 2026

Saakashvili met Kerry and Biden

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili Wednesday continued his tour of the US and held meetings with Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden.

“We applaud the democratic transition that has been taking place in Georgia,” Kerry said in

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Alasania disappointed by lack of support from Germany

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Georgia’s Defense Minister Irakli Alasania. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Defense Minister Irakli Alasania said on Wednesday that in the past, there have been exceeded expectations about Germany’s support for Georgia’s aspirations to become a NATO member.

He said this as he opened a forum to discuss strategic

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Kerry promises to visit Georgia

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Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maia Panjikidze (left), and US Secretary of State, John Kerry in Brussels Wednesday.

TBILISI, DFWatch–US Secretary of State John Kerry has promised that he will visit Georgia.

Kerry made the promise as he met Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maia Panjikidze in Brussels on Wednesday to talk about Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration,

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92% of Georgians trust Patriarch Ilia II

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Patriarch Ilia II has long been the most trusted person in Georgia. (Photo courtesy of the Georgian Orthodox Church.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–92 percent of Georgians say they like Patriarch Ilia II, who for many years has been the most trusted person in the country.

According to a new survey published by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Monday, 75 percent say they like Prime

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Georgia to consider legal recognition of church weddings

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Jvristsera, church weddings, are not legally recognized in today’s Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia may consider granting legal status to weddings conducted by the church.

This issue will be studied in the near future by the commission which handles relations between the state and the Orthodox Church.

Today, a marriage

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